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But he's also the world's biggest player. Being with him would be a bigger mistake than 2+2=5.

Until graduation night, when a reckless moment leads to a reckless kiss. And now Jade's falling for the one guy destined to break her heart.

I’ll be honest and say I was a little hesitant coming into this book. Based solely on the blurb, I was definitely intrigued. As a high school nerd myself (science, not maths), I definitely found myself crushing on the musicians (I was more of a drummer girl myself, which is good since the Boyfriend is a drummer). But… I didn’t get on with the second book in the series, Love Between Enemies. Luckily, this one was a lot better for me!

Jade is a Mathlete preordained to go to a prestigious school and then do research at the same place her parents work. She’s always done what they wanted, stuck to the straight and narrow path set for her. Lennon is a musician, the lead guitarist and singer for his band, which is about to go on a three-month tour. He’s always known music is his life, and the party after graduation is his chance to end high school on a high note… while also hopefully impressing a record label into signing his band.

I was wary of this being an insta-love situation, but it’s not really. Jade and Lennon have known each other since freshman year, when Jade joined the Mathletes, coached by none other than Lennon’s dad, and at his house no less. Discouraged by his dad from day one, Lennon has never acted on his attraction to Jade, until this one last opportunity. What ensued was a sweet, romantic whirlwind that swept me up.

I think whirlwind is a good way to describe this story. Trying to fit so much into one day is, I think, always going to take away some believability. I know this had been developing over four years, but still. That being said, I loved these two together, so fine. I’ll leave it alone. 😛

I liked how both characters had their own dreams, and the support for them varied from their parents. Lennon was a gifted musician and wanted to follow that through, while his parents were supportive to an extent but ultimately wanted him to go to university. Jade had a different situation; though she was a gifted mathematician, she also had a love for drawing, and her parents considered this a distraction. It was nice to see she wasn’t just a “nerd” in a stereotypical way, that she had very different skills and interests.

Not everything worked for me.

“You have every right to play the field, rock star. But not her. She doesn’t deserve to have her heart broken.”

I credit Twitter and the bookish community for waking me up to things that sound sweet but are actually troubling. For example, the above quote – said to Lennon by his dad – makes Jade sound like an innocent angel… but knocks other girls. Who deserves to have their heart broken? (Except for certain horrible people, like Trump and Zuma.)

But honestly, it was a cute story, and it was fun to see the other couples showing up during the course of the night, even when I didn’t read the other two.

About Molly E. Lee

Molly E. Lee is an author best known for her debut novel EDGE OF CHAOS, and as a mentor at Pitch Wars - a program which connects promising writers to established authors in the community. Molly writes New Adult and Young Adult contemporary featuring strong female heroines who are unafraid to challenge their male counterparts, yet still vulnerable enough to have love sneak up on them. In addition to being a military spouse and mother of two + one stubborn English Bulldog, Molly loves watching storms from her back porch at her Midwest home, and digging for treasures in antique stores.

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